Luggage case



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TTORNEY) ulu G Patented July 13, 1937 lJNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICELUGGAGE CASE William Wintz, Oshkosh, Wis, assignor to Oshkosh Trunks,Inc, Oshkosh, Wis, a corporation of Wisconsin Application February 6,1933, Serial No. 655,297

19 Claims.

This invention relates to portable wardrobe luggage cases of the handcarried type.

The main object and purpose of my invention is to provide an improvedand novel form of garment carrying fixture for the case where by thegarments may be selectively removed from the fixture without handling,lifting or in any way disturbing the other garments on the fixfoldedinto the case.

A further object of my invention is to make the main section ofthefixture which is pivoted in the case extensible beyond the case so as todispose the garment supporting section of the fixture when in uprightpositionbeyondthe outer margin of the case, allowing the garments tohang freely their full length without encountering any obstructions.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fixture so constructedand arranged that garment hangers of the type usually employed inwardrobe trunks may be used with the fixture for supporting garmentsthereon, thereby giving the case the same packing conveniences as awardrobe trunk.

A further object of my invention is to provide locking members forholding thegarmenthangers positively in place upon the trolleys of thefixture.

A further object ofmy invention is to so arrange these iocking membersthat when in open position they provide forward extensions for thetrolley surfaces to facilitate spreading the garment hangers for theselective removal of the garments from'the fixture.

A further object of my invention is to provide the trolleys in fixedangular relation to the portion of the fixture which supports themlsothat the trolleys with hangers .thereon will be raised to thedesiredaccessible portions above and at the front of the case whenopening the fixturefor the packing and unpacking of the same.

The invention consists further in the matters hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings: I

Fig, j1 is a perspective view of a luggage case a garment supportingsection 9. The main 'sec-" and the body of the case.

.sho-wnin Figs. 1 and 3.

equipped with a garment carrying fixture of my invention, the case beingshown in open position and the fixture in garment hanging position;

Fig. 2 .is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, th lid ofthe case being shown in hori- 5 Zontal section and the garment carryingfixture .in collapsed position over the body of the case;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, thegarment carrying fixture being shown ingarmenthanging position in heavylines and in collapsed position in the lid or cover .of the case inlighter lines;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken through the fixture on line 44 of Fig.2; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings, the caseto which my invention is applicable isof the box type having hingedly connected body and lid or cover sections1 ,2. The hinge connection 3 between the sections is at the rear of thecase, being along the upper edge of the rear wall 4 of the body sectionas shown pin;Fig. 3. The lid or cover 2 whenclosed fits against theupper edge of the the drawings is received in the lid or cover section2. Said fixture comprises a main section 8 and tion 8 is pivoted at itsinner end in the cover 2 adjacent the: hinge .connection between thecover The garment supporting section 9 is pivotedto the outer or freeend of the main section=8 and is swingable from aposition in overlappingrelation with the main section into a raised position extending abovethe main section when the latter is in lowered position over the topyofthe body of the .case as 45 i The section!) is provided at its upper orfree end with trolleys ID to support garment hangers I l The latter areof the type employed in wardrobe trunks and havehooks |2.or other means0 at their opposite ends to engage the trolleys for suspending thehangers between them as shown in Figspl and 5. Hangers of both thesingle bar and combinedbar and coat carrying type J may be employed forsupporting coats andsuits,

as well as dresses. The latter are draped over the cross-bars of thehangers when applied thereto as usual with hangers of this character.(See Fig. 3.)

The garment carrying fixture is provided with a cross-bar i3 adjacentthe point of connection of the section 8 with the section 9 so that theportions of the garments hanging from the trolleys it) may fold oversaid bar when swinging the fixture into the case about its pivotalconnection therewith. Thus, the garments hung on the fixture whenpacking the same may automatically fold over the bar to fit within theconfines of the case when the fixture is collapsed and swung into thelid. In the particular structure shown in the drawings, the bar i3 issecured to the section 9 adjacent its pivotal section with the section8, thus positioning the bar uppermost when the fixture is collapsed andswung into the lid. With the trolleys at the opposite end of the section9, the trolleys will be at the lower end of said section when thefixture is collapsed and swung into the lid, as shown by the lighterlines in Fig. 3. Bar 53 is rounded in cross-section to avoid creasingthe garments when folded thereover. Guards in the form of fiat discs il, 14 are at the opposite ends of the bar to prevent the garments fromsliding off of the same.

For holding the hangers H on the trolleys I0, I provide latch members itpivoted to the trolleys and swingable into closed positions over thesame as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5. The latch members, when in closedpositions, contact with a crossbar i6 at the inner end of the mainsection 8 when the fixture is collapsed and swung into the lid as shownin Fig. 3. Thus the hangers are held positively in place on the trolleysii] and cannot lose their connection therewith when the fixture is inthe lid.

The trolleys H) are made wide enough to support the desired number ofhangers l I in side by side relation. The latch members l5 are pivotedat ll to the outer ends of the trolleys so that when the latch membersare swung into open positions as shown in Fig. 3, they project outwardlybeyond the upper end of the section 9 to continue the support asprovided by the trolleys for the garment hangers. This lengthens thetrolley support and enables the hangers while on the trolleys to bespread apart so that any of the garments may be readily and easilylifted from the trolleys without disturbing or lifting or in any wayhandling the other garments thereon. Thus, the garments on the trolleysmay be selectively removed therefrom without regard to the order inwhich they are packed on the fixture. Manifestly, the particular garmentdesired may be lifted from the fixture without the necessity of firstremovingall of the garments in advance of the selected one as requiredin those luggage cases where the garments lie in piled or superimposedrelation when the carrying fixture is positioned for access. The featureof being able to remove any selected garment from the trolleys withoutdisturbing the other garments thereon is an important and advantageousone of my invention. It embodies in a luggage case of the hand carriedtype one of the advantages of a wardrobe trunk as to the convenience ofremoving the packed garments.

The trolleys and the latch members l5 are provided with lugs E8 and 59,respectively, forming stops for the hangers at the opposite ends of thesupporting surfaces provided therefor. These stops also enable the latchmembers to have a releasable snap connection with the trolleys when thelatch members are swung into closed position as shown in Fig. 1. Forthis purpose the lugs may be provided with interfitting parts, such asbosses and recesses, respectively, to hold the latch members againstaccidental opening when the section 9 is in raised position for packingand unpacking. The latch members may have side lugs to facilitateswinging them into and out of closed positions. These lugs contact withthe bar i5 or other means provided on the main section 8 for holding thelatch members closed when the fixture is collapsed and in its retainedposition in the case.

The main section 8 is extensible to so dispose the section 9 when in itsraised position that the garments may hang freely outside of the casewhen packing and unpacking the fixture. In the particular form of myinvention as shown in the drawings, the section 8 is extensible beyondthe front wall I of the case and is supported in its lower position byresting on the upper edge of said wall. The section 9 is thus disposedexteriorly of said wall when the section 8 is fully extended, as shownin Figs. 1 and 3. With the trolleys 6 at the upper end of the section 9,when the latter is in its raised or garment supporting position, thegarments may hang freely from the hangers i i on the trolleys with thelower o-r tail ends of the garments out of contact with the floor whenthe case is set on a table, chair or other elevated support. Moreover,with the trolleys is projecting forwardly beyond the front side of thesection 9 when raised, the garments hang free of the body of the caseand are unobstructed thereby On being applied to or removed from thetrolleys. With the trolleys in fixed angular relation to the section 9,the trolleys are brought into their garment hanging positions in themere act of raising the section to its garment supporting position abovethe body of the case.

It will be observed from Fig. 3, that with the latch members I5 pivotedto the ends of the trolleys l9 and shaped as shown, the latch memberswill be at a lower level than the trolleys when in fully extendedpositions. Thus any hangers H on the latch members will be automaticallyreturned to the trolleys on swinging the latch members into their closedpositions over the trolleys as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Thisavoids the necessity of manually lifting the individual hangers on thelatch members back onto the trolleys when positioning the parts forclosing the latch members.

The section 8 may be in the form of a metal frame in which event itsside members 2!, 22, as shown in the drawings, will be telescopically orslidably connected as by sleeves 23, 23. The latter may be fixed to theinnermost of the side members 22, the outermost members 2| havingprojections 24 forming stops to limit the extensibility of the section.The crossbar id at the inner end of the section 8 may be integrallyconnected with its side members N, the whole being formed from a singlemetal bar. The side members 22 are connected between the sleeves by across-member 25 which serves to brace the frame and also to provide asupport for the section 9 and its garments when swung into foldedrelation with the section 8 as shown in Fig. 2. Side members 2| of thesection 8 are provided adjacent their inner ends with pivotally attachedU-shaped or other connectors 26 adapted to be inserted into brackets 21in the cover 2 of the case for pivotally connecting the fixture in thecase.

The section 9 may also be in metal frame form in which case its sidemembers 28', 28 are pivoted at it, 29120 the outer or free ends of theside members 22 of the section 8. This pivotal connection is disposedadjacent one end of the section 9 so that cross-bar l3 may-be connectedwith the side members 23 and serve ,as a support for the folded portionsof the garments as heretofore stated. The trolleys It are preferablystamped from sheet metal and are riveted or otherwise secured to theupper or free ends ofthe side members 28, said trolleysbeing connectedacross the frame by a cross-bar 30. This bar is on the inner side of thesection when in raised position and also serves as a limiting stop forthe garments when packed on the frame.

The section 9 may be held in its upright or raised position by links 3!,3! on opposite sides of the frame. These links are pivoted at 32 to theside members 22 of the main frame 8 and have longitudinal slots 33engaging pins 34 on the outer sides of the side members 28 of thesection 9 to limitthe extent to which the section 9 may be raised andalso to cause the links 3| toswing down intocollapsed relation with thesections 3 and 9 when the fixture is folded and collapsed for swinginginto the cover of the case as shown in Fig. 2.

For holding the fixture in the cover of the case I may provide anydesired form of holding means.

In the drawings, I have shown a flexible curtain 35 attached tortheupper or outer end of the cover 2 and swingable over the outer side ofthe fixture when in the cover. This curtain is wide enough topractically cover the garments on the fixture and may be made longenough to extend into the body of the case adjacent its rear wall 4 asshown in Fig. 3. The curtain is provided adjacent its free end with ametal rod 36, the ends of which extend beyond the sides of the curtainand are engageable with anyone of a number of notches fromed betweenteeth 3'! on the trolley members It] as shown in the drawings. Theseteeth are disposed on the outer side of the section 9 when the fixtureis in the cover of the case so as to be engaged by the rod of thecurtain.

To collapse the fixture to fit within the lid 2 of the case, thesection!) is first swungdown upon the section 8, whereupon section 8 iscontracted and swung into the'lid on its pivotal connection therewith.The curtain is then closed over the outer side of the fixture and thegarmentsthereon and locked in place, thus confining the fixture and itsgarments within the lid. The body of the'lhcaseamay be partitioned asdesired, and is packed and used without interference by the garments onthe fixture within the lid.

A case equipped with a garment carrying fixture of my invention haspractically the same conveniences as a regular wardrobe trunk insofar asapplyinggarments to and removing them from the fixture. This is ofconsiderable advantage as the public are familiar with the way to packastandard wardrobe trunk and are well satistied with its convenience;With the garment supporting section 9 of the fixture extensible to araised positio-n,.the fixture may be packed and unpacked in a mannersimilar to that of packing and unpacking the wardrobe section of awardrobe trunk; The trolleys 16 are directly in front of the user andare high enough for the hangers thereon to beeasily and convenientlyreached. Moreover, with the supporting fixture Sin raisedposition, aVertical support is provided for the garments permittingthem to hangfreely for selective removal and arrangement, avoiding wrinkling whenfolded and held in the lid of the case.

Another advantage is that garment hangers of the type usually employedin wardrobe trunks may be used with the fixture and thus render the caseusable for both men and women without requiring special fixtures asheretofore. This universality in packing in a luggage case of the handcarried type is an important advantage both from a commercial and ausers standpoint.

The details of construction and arrangement of parts shown and describedmay be variously changed and modified without departing from the spiritand scopeof my invention, except as pointed out in the appended claims.7

I claim as my invention:

1. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a body and a cover hingedtogether, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section having its inner end pivoted inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the body and the coverand swingable into and out of a lowered position over the body of thecase, said main section and said case body having'provision for mutualengagement to provide a support for said main section when in a loweredposition over the body of the case,said garment supporting section beingpivoted to the. main section adjacent its free end and swingable from afolded position with respect to the main section to a position extendingabove the main section when the latter is in lowered position over thebody of the case, means for holding the supporting section in its raisedposition, trolleys for garment hangers on the supporting sectionadjacent its outer end, latch members pivoted to the trolleys andswingable over the same for holding the hangers on the trolleys, andmeans carried by the main section for contact with the latch memberswhen the main and supporting sections are in foldedrelation in the coverof the case for holding the latch members closed.

2. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a body and a cover hingedtogether, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section being pivoted at its inner end inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the body and the coverand swingable into and out of a lowered position over the body of thecase, said main section and said case body having provision for mutualengagement to provide a support for said main section when in a loweredposition over the body of the case, said garment supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingablefrom a folded position with respect to the main section to araisedposition above the same, means for holding the supporting sectionin its raised position, and means carried by the case for holding thefixture in the cover when the fixture is collapsed and swung into thecover.

3. A handcarried luggage case, comprising a body and a cover hingedtogether, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section having its inner end pivoted inthe cover adjacent the hing'ed'connection of the cover with the body ofthe case and swingable into and out of a lowered position over the bodyof the case, said main section and said case body having profor-mutualen agementmprovme a support for said main section when in a loweredposition over the body of the case, said garment supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its outer end and swingablefrom a folded position with respect to the main section to a raisedposition extending above the same, means for holding the supportingsection in its raised position, a curtain carried by the cover andswingable over the outer side of the fixture when in the cover, andinterengageable means on the curtain and the fixture for holding thecurtain over the fixture and the latter in the cover.

4. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a body and a cover hingedtogether at the rear of the case, a garment carrying fixture having amain section and a garment supporting section, said main section beingpivoted at its inner end in the cover adjacent the hinged connection ofthe cover with the body of the case and swingable into and out of alowered position over the body of the case, said main section and saidcase body having provision for mutual engagement to provide a supportfor said main section when in a lowered position over the body of thecase, said garment supporting section being pivoted to the main sectionadjacent its free end and swingable to. a raised position above the mainsection when the latter is in its lowered position over the body of thecase, trolleys for garment hangers and a cross-bar for the garmentsthereon at the opposite ends of said support section, links for holdingthe supporting section in its raised position and swingable therewithinto folded relation with the main section, and latch members pivoted tothe trolleys and swingable into closed positions thereover for holdingthe hangers thereon, said latch members being at a lower level than thetrolleys when in open positions and serving to return any hangersthereon to the trolleys when moved into their closed positions.

5. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected body andcover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section having its inner end pivoted inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the cover and the bodyand swingable from the cover into and out of a lowered position over thebody of the case, said main section and said case body having provisionfor mutual engagement to provide a support for said main section when ina lowcred position over the body of the case, said supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingablefrom a folded position with respect to the main section to a raisedposition extending above the main section when the latter is in loweredposition over the body of the case, means for holding the supportingsection in its raised position, and trolleys for garment hangers on thesupporting section adjacent its free end, whereby garments may beattached to and be removed from the supporting section when in itsraised position, said trolleys being substantially normal to thesupporting section and extending outwardly therefrom when the supportingsection is in its raised position, said main section disposing thegarment supporting section when in its raised position adjacent thefront wall of the case opposite the hinged connection between the coverand the body of the case, whereby the garments supported by the trolleysmay hang outside of the case exteriorly of said front wall.

6. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected body andcover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section hav ing its inner end pivoted inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the cover and the bodyand swingable from the cover into and out of a lowered position over thebody of the case, said main section and said case body having provisionfor mutual engagement to provide a support for said main section when ina lowered position over the body of the case, said supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingablefrom a folded position with respect to the main section to a raisedposition extending above the main section when the latter is in loweredposition over the body of the case, means for holding the supportingsection in its raised position, trolleys for garment hangers on thesupporting section adjacent its free end, whereby garments may beattached to and removed from the supporting section when in its raisedposition, said trolleys being substantially normal to the supportingsection and extending outwardly therefrom when the supporting section isin its raised position, said main section disposing the garmentsupporting section when in its raised position adjacent the front wallof the case opposite the hinged connection between the body and thecover of the case, whereby garments supported by the trolleys may hangoutside of the case exteriorly of said front wall, and latch membersconnected to the trolleys and swingable over the same for locking thehangers thereon, said latch members when open forming continuations forthe trolleys on the outer side of the supporting section.

7. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected body andcover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section being pivoted at its inner end inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the cover and the bodyand swingable from the cover into and out of a lowered position over thebody of the case, said main section and said case body having provisionfor mutual engagement to provide a support for said main section when ina lowered position over the body of the case, said supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingable toa raised position above the main section when the latter is in loweredposition over the body of the case, means for holding the supportingsection in its raised position, means on the supporting section adjacentits free end providing teeth on the inner side of the supporting sectionand trolleys for garment hangers extending outwardly from the supportingsection on its outer side, and a curtain secured to the cover andswingable over the outer side of the fixture when in the cover, andmeans carried by the curtain and engageable with the teeth on thesupporting section for holding the curtain over the fixture and thelatter in the cover.

8. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected body andcover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section being pivoted at its inner end inthe cover adjacent the hinged connection between the cover and the bodyand swingable from the cover into and out of a lowered position over thebody of the case, said supporting section being pivoted to the mainsection adjacent its free end and swingable to a position above the mainsection when the latter is in lowered position over the body of thecase, means for holding the supporting section in its raised position,trolleys for garment hangers on the supporting section adjacent its freeend, said trolleysbeing substantially normal to the supporting sectionand extending outwardly therefrom when the supporting section is inraised position, and a: cross-bar carried by the fixture adjacent thepivotal connection between the main and the supporting sections forfolding thereover of the garments on the supporting section when thefixture is collapsed and swung into the cover, said main section beingextensible, when in lowered position, whereby the supporting sectionwhen raised may be disposed exterior of the body of the case oppositeits hinged connection with the cover, said main section and said casebody having provision for mutual engagement to provide a support forsaid main section when in lowered position over the body of the case.

9. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected body anda cover, a garment carrying frame having a main section and a garmentsupporting section, said main section having its inner end pivoted inthe case adjacent the hinged connection between the body and the coverand swingable into and out of a lowered position over the body of thecase and said main section and said case body having provision formutual engagement to provide a support for said main section when inlowered position over the body of the case, said supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingable toa raised position extending above the main section when the latter is inlowered position, trolleys for garment hangerson the supporting sectionadjacent its free end, said main section supporting the supportingsection in its raised position adjacent the front wall of the caseopposite the hinged connection between the body and the cover, and meansfor holding the supporting sectionin its raised position.

10. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying frame having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section hav ing its inner endpivoted in the case adjacent the hinged connection between the body andthe cover and swingable into and out of a lowered position over the bodyof the case, said main section and said case body having provision formutual engagement to provide a support for said main section when in alowered position over the body of the case, said supporting sectionbeing pivoted to the main section adjacent its free end and swingable toa raised position extending above the main section when in loweredposition, trolleys for garment hangers on the supporting sectionadjacent its free end, said main section supporting the supportingsection in its raised position adjacent the front wall of the caseopposite the hinged connection between the body and the cover, saidtrolleys extending outwardly from the supporting section when in itsraised position whereby the garments supported by the trolleys may hangexteriorly of the case on the outer side of said front wall, and meansfor holding the supporting section in its raised position.

11. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having its inner endpivoted in the case and swingable into and out of a lowered positionover the body of the case, said main section andsaid case body havingprovision for mutual engagement to provide a support for said mainsection when in a lowered position over the body of the case, saidgarment supporting section being connected with the main sectionadjacent its free end and movable to a position extending upwardly. fromthe main section when the latter is in a lowered position over the bodyof the case, means for holding the garment supporting section in itsraised position, and means carried by the supporting section wherebygarments may be attached to and be removed from the supporting sectionwhen in its raised position.

12. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having its inner endpivoted in the case and swingable into and out of a lowered positionover the body of the case, said main section and said case body havingprovision for mutual engagement to provide a support for said mainsection when in a lowered position over the body of the case, saidgarment supporting section being pivoted to the main section adjacentits free end and swingable into and out of a raised position extendingabove the main section from a collapsed position lying alongside themain section when the latter is in a lowered position over the body ofthe case, meansfor holding the garment supporting section in its raisedposition, means carried by the garment supporting section wherebygarments may be attached to and be removed from the supporting sectionwhen in its raised position, and a cross-bar carried by the fixtureadjacent the pivotal connection between the sections whereby thegarments on the supporting section may fold over the cross-bar when thefixture with its sections in collapsed relation is swung upwardly fromits lowered position.

13. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having its inner endpivoted in the case and swingbody of the case, said main section andsaid case' body having'provision for mutual engagement to provide asupport for said main section when in a lowered position over the bodyof the case, said garment supporting section being connected with themain section and movable from a folded position with respect to the mainsection to a raised position extending above the main section when thelatter is in a lowered position over the body of the case, trolleys forgarment hangers on the supporting section adjacent its free end, saidtrolleys being extensible whereby the supporting lengths of the trolleysmay be increased so that the hangers may be spread while on the trolleysto facilitate their selective removal from the trolleys when thesupporting section is in its raised position, and means for holding thesupporting section in its raised position.

14. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having its inner endpivoted in the case and swingable into and out of a lowered positionover the body of the case, said main section and. said case body havingprovision for mutual engagement to provide a support for said mainsection when in a lowered position over the body of the nected with themain section adjacent its free end and movable to a raised positionextending above the main section when the latter is in a loweredposition over the body of the case, means for holding the supportingsection in its raised position, trolleys for garment hangers on thesupporting section, and latch members carried by the trolleys forholding the hangers thereon, said latch members providing extensions forthe trolleys when in open position, said main section disposing thegarment supporting section when in its raised position adjacent thefront wall of the case opposite the hinged connection between the coverand the body, whereby the garments supported by the trolleys may hangoutside of the case exteriorly of said front wall.

15. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having its inner endpivoted in the case and being extensible whereby the main section may beswung to a lowered extended position over the body of the case andsupported in the latter position by the body of the case, said garmentsupporting section being pivoted to the main section and swingable intoand out of a raised position extending above the main section from afolded position with respect to the main section when the latter is in alowered position over the body of the case, means for holding thesupporting section in its raised position, and means carried by thesupporting section whereby garments may be attached thereto, saidsupporting section being connected with the main section adjacent itsfree end whereby the garments on the supporting section may hangexteriorly of the case when the main section is in its lowered extendedposition and the supporting section is in its raised position.

16. A hand carried luggage case, comprising a hingedly connected bodyand a cover, a garment carrying fixture having a main section and agarment supporting section, said main section having extensible sidemembers and pivoted at its inner end in the case adjacent the hingedconnection between the body and the cover whereby the main section maybe swung to a lowered position over the body of the case and be extendedto be supported by and project beyond the wall of the case body oppositethe hinged connection of the body with the cover, said garmentsupporting section being pivoted to the main section and swingable to araised position extending above the main section when the latter is in alowered position over the body of the case, trolleys for garment hangersat the free end of the supporting section, and means for holding thesupporting section in its raised position, said supporting section beingconnected to the outer ends of the extensible side members of the mainsection whereby the supporting section may stand exteriorly of said bodywall when the main section is in its lowered extended position and thesupporting section is in its raised position.

17. In a hand luggage case, a main section, a cover hingedly connectedthereto for swinging movement from a closed position to an upright openposition, a garment carrying unit comprising two hingedly connectedelements, hanger supports on one of said elements, individual garmenthangers readily detachably carried by said hanger supports, means tohingedly mount the other of said elements in the case for swingingmovement about an axis near the hinged connection between the cover andthe main section, means to support said last mentioned element againstdropping down into the main section when the case is open so that thefirst designated element is free to be swung from a position in linewith the second designated element over the main section to an uprightposition at which garments carried by the individual hangers may hangdown over the front of the main section, and means to limit movementapart of said elements to define said upright position of the firstdesignated element.

18. In a hand luggage case, a main section, a cover hingedly connectedthereto for swinging movement from a closed position to an upright openposition, a garment carrying unit comprising two hingedly connectedelements, hanger supports on one of said elements, individual garmenthangers readily detachably carried by said hanger supports, means tohingedly mount the other of said elements in the case for swingingmovement about an axis near the hinged connection between the cover andthe main section, means to support said last mentioned element againstdropping down into the main section when the case is open so that thefirst designated element is free to be swung from a position in linewith the second designated element over the main section to an uprightposition at which garments carried by the individual hangers may hangdown over the front of the main section, and means to limit the movementof said elements about their hinged connection to substantially ninetydegrees whereby said first designated section may be held in saidupright position when the case is open.

19. In a hand luggage case, a main section having front and rear walls,a cover section hingedly connected to the rear wall for movement from aclosed position to an upright open position, a garment carrying unitcomprising a pair of opposite arms, means at one end of the arms tohingedly mount the same in one section adjacent its hinged connectionwith the other section for swinging about an axis adjacent and parallelto the rear wall of the main section from a position disposed over theopen top of the main section when the case is open to an uprightposition, means to support the arms against dropping down into the mainsection when the case is open, a pair of spaced side members eachhingedly connected to the free end of one of said arms to be movablefrom a collapsed position in line with the arms to an upright positionsubstantially parallel with the open cover section while the arms remainin their positions disposed over the open top of the main section, meansto limit movement of the side members away from the arms to define theupright positions of the side members at which their outer ends aresubstantially above the front of the main section, a hanger support atthe outer free end of each side member, a garment hanger engageable atits end portions with said hanger supports so that garments carried bysaid hanger may hang down past the front wall of the main section, agarment supporting member rigidly connecting the side members adjacenttheir hinged connection with the supporting arms and over which suchgarments are foldable, and means to rigidly tie the outer ends of theside members together.

WILLIAM WINTZ.

